Chapter 1 Awakening in the Temple

Inside the Temple of the Sun... After being unconscious for several days, Ye Cang finally woke up.

Tai Yao asked with concern, "Ye Cang, how are you? Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

Ye Cang was very ashamed. "Tai Yao-jiejie, I'm sorry... I couldn't stop Luo Xinghe."

Tai Yao smiled and comforted him, "It's alright, Ye Cang, don't worry about it. Ming Wuhen was never an opponent you could handle."

"Tai Yao-jiejie, who is Ming Wuhen? Why is he so powerful?" Ye Cang looked at Tai Yao, seemingly unwilling to accept it.

Tai Yao looked up at the vast, endless universe and explained to Ye Cang, "You can think of Ming Wuhen as a kind of bug. He is neither dead nor destroyed. Everything in this universe is just a chess piece on his chessboard. The saying 'xingluoqibu' (a myriad of stars arranged like pieces on a chessboard) means just that."

"Tai Yao-jiejie... Is this really a dead end this time? I was punched into a state of suspended animation by Luo Xinghe. When I met Ming Wuhen, I was unilaterally crushed by him. Is this... my limit?"

Tai Yao walked up to Ye Cang, hugged him in her arms, and comforted him softly, "No... I believe in you, and I believe in Luke, Feng Lei, and your other companions."

The next morning, Ye Cang had just walked out of the Temple of the Sun when he saw his long-separated companions gathered together again.

Ying Ning, A Xue, Luke, and Feng Lei were all there.

Ye Cang glanced around, but Xi'er was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Xi'er?" Ye Cang asked the others.

The ever-sincere Luke said, "My friend... Xi'er was captured by the God of Death in order to save A Xue and Ying Ning."

Ye Cang was bewildered. "The God of Death? What God of Death? Where did the God of Death come from?"

Seeing Ye Cang's distress, the others felt even more guilty.

Luke had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "My friend, Tai Yao-jie said that as long as we defeat the impostor Star King this time, our next stop will be the Underworld to rescue Xi'er."

"The Underworld? So the God of Death is in the Underworld!" Ye Cang said resentfully.

Tai Yao said, "Xi'er will not be in danger. Going to the Underworld to rescue Xi'er is something that will happen sooner or later. But right now, you can't even defeat the fake Star King, let alone the God of Death."

"So... in the time that follows, I will conduct secret special training for all of you."

Everyone looked at the Sun God in unison, "Secret special training?"

Tai Yao told everyone, "That's right, it's secret special training. Gather all your strength. Even if you can't kill Luo Xinghe, you can definitely defeat him."

Feng Lei was the first to become impatient. "Tai Yao-jie, what are we waiting for? Let's start the secret special training!"

That's right, Feng Lei was the first to be unable to restrain himself. Because the always proud Feng Lei, the unruly Feng Lei, had been blaming himself all this time.

Blaming himself for not protecting Xi'er and the others properly, for not having enough strength to defeat that Xu Jialou, which indirectly led to Xi'er making a deal with the God of Death and leaving everyone.

Tai Yao pursed her lips, holding back a mischievous smile, and said, "Alright! It looks like Feng Lei is full of energy. Very good... Feng Lei, go fetch water first, and then pour it into my hot spring pool. Remember... you can only use a bowl."

When Feng Lei heard that he had to fill the entire hot spring pool with a bowl, he immediately exploded. Tai Yao ignored him. She simply blew a breath, and Feng Lei was instantly blasted out of the Temple of the Sun as if hit by a super-energy shockwave, transforming into a shining star in the universe.

Seeing this scene, everyone instantly became sober. That's right, with their current strength, not to mention the fake Star King, they were no match for even that Xu Jialuo.

A Xue was the first to step forward and say, "Tai Yao-jie, I am willing to listen to your arrangements."

Tai Yao nodded and said, "A Xue, I know your background well. But even so, you will need to put in great effort to have any chance of achieving the hope in your heart. You just need to sweep the fallen leaves outside my temple. Remember... all the fallen leaves outside the temple."

"Ying Ning, you go into the temple and wipe all the items inside, everything you can see. Remember! You must wipe them until they shine."

"Luke, you go feed the horses. As for you, Ye Cang... There are still many members of my Sun God Temple. Ye Cang, you are responsible for fulfilling one request from each of the members of my temple."

"Alright, everyone, get moving."